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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1883
Page
4
The ISNTellicencer office will relocate in two to three weeks to the vacant building west of J. H. Queal & Co.'s lumber yard, formerly occupied by Thomas & Loud as a furniture store. Giles Cook is preparing the space for presses and heavy machinery. the basement, first, and second floors will host work areas and a com room.
Miss D. EB. Dix promotes new corsets and bustles. Bar stow's Drug Store offers lamps below wholesale. Bradley & Templeton handle housing inquiries. Sisson & GuEEN sell wool and Canton flannels for bargains. Shields & Cook advertise various houses and farms for sale or rent. J. A. Moses to sell horses cows and farm implements at his farm 34 miles east of Ames on the List inst. at 1 p.m.
A brief notice from Nevada dated October 25 mentions an arrangement of six percent annual interest with optional payments. The text references E. Locas in connection with the matter.
The juror list for the term starting November 18 includes A. M. Ball James Patterson Union Levi Brown Collins D G France A Wortman John Peterson W Pitchpatrick Washington I H Matthews C P Page Richland N N Sydness Palestine M Z Hopkins P Rhinehart Wim ee Ww Stunts ge Albany Ole Christain Milford R Sheffield Howard J F Sanders Ssceeet Ces Martin O Dunkelbarger Nevada Arch Ray Jud Ray James Olinger Indian Creek John Werth La Payette W Spring Grant.
Andy Johnson is laid up for repairs and Detective Pinkerton No 2 is bossing the water works and delivering correspondence. Go to Sisson Gheen's for dress goods and buttons if you want bargains.
One hundred acre farm offered for sale within thirty days. Location three miles southwest of Ames. Inquiries to M. Slrem Street Ames Iowa.
A mix of sales pitches and notices lists new stock at Bradley and Templeton’s spectacles, Nourse’s lamp stock, coal and wood stoves, farm mortgages, second hand wagon and harness, and various real estate and rental offerings. Includes inquiries to Col Eddy and Geo France.
Bargains at Barstow's Drug Store feature pie peaches and hats at Mrs Sisson. C N W Nevada depot lists ABACINE and fabrics for fancy work at the Ladies Furnishing House. Snowfalls note first and second snows this season. Miss Marie McCaurny to arrive in Milford Township. Minnesota flour on consignment to be sold cheap. Mr Thomas Warden limps after a near ankle dislocation.
Go To M and Sisson's for your millinery needs. She is selling part of her stock of hats and bonnets seventy five percent below cost. GP Nourse will receive a car of the winter apples. B M Tanners famous packing. Secure a barrel or two for winter use.
A notice states the office will be moved to the INTELLIGENCER Block adjoining Queal & Co. on the west within a week or two.
Nevada has arranged a winter course of lectures and readings with top national talent. The plan suggests Ames should follow the example to enrich local offerings.
Mr and Mrs Will Paxton extended a cordial welcome to a young gentleman who visited their house recently. He weighed nine and a half pounds and is described as lively as a cricket.
There will be no services in the Baptist Churches of Ames and Kelley tomorrow Sunday 28th as Rev. Mr. Weaver attends the Iowa Baptist State Convention in session at Sioux City.
The Eleventh District Sunday School Convention will meet in this city with Carroll electing Capt. Brown as President and Mr. Matthews of Rockwell City as Secretary. A large social event was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W G Wright in honor of Mrs. J J Bosquet visiting her old home.
Ames notes list many visitors and travelers including Mr. and Mrs. Bennett returning home, Miss Lillie Barrell from Sac City, Mrs. Noggle of Chillicothe Ohio visiting Ames, and Prof. Beal planning to move to Massachusetts after term. Senator Gillett surveyed College Farm stock. A critical passage targets changes at the College and possible legislative scrutiny.
The notice promotes sugar prices for wholesale buyers with Standard A twelve pounds and Granulated ten pounds per dollar and emphasizes the store remains at bottom prices. It also advertises H. B. H. & Co as sole agents for Reynolds Bros Fine Shoes and Reversable Heel Rubber Boots in Ames Iowa as cold weather approaches.
Peter Johnson a prosperous farmer three miles southeast of Sheldahs died instantly after falling from a wagon while returning home with an associate. A coroner's jury returned a cause of death unknown to the jurors, noting both men were likely intoxicated. The item also reports local burglaries, school term notes, and community notices.
J A Fitchpatrick advertises abstract books in Nevada Iowa offering abstracts of title at low rates. He notes the ability to loan money on real estate and promotes having the only complete set of abstracts in the county.
Hix and Allen offer loans in any amount with real estate or other security, terms from one to five years on real estate and thirty days to one year on other security. They also buy first class notes and operate from Nevada Iowa. Also ads for Shiloh’s Cure and Shiloh’s Vitalizer promising relief from coughs and digestive issues.
Catarrha cured health and sweet breath secured by using Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 30 cents. Nasal injector free. For sale by Bradley and Templeton.
The first symptom is intense itching at night when warm. Dr. Bosanko's Piles alleviates the urge, with the ad claiming permanent cures for piles itch salt rheum and ringworm. Priced in cents, manufactured by Dr Bosanko Medicine Co. in Piqua Ohio and sold by Bosworth Co.
Ames residents with throat or lung ailments can obtain a free trial bottle of Marsh's Golden Balsam from Bradley & Templeton drug store. The ad notes large bottles priced at 50 cents and $1 and claims thousands given away. It also promotes Maresh's Golden Liver Tonic for blood and liver health with a free sample.
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a quick cure for biliousness blood disorders liver inactivity and general debility. Priced at fifty cents a bottle and sold by Bosworth & Co., it targets a wide audience of readers seeking remedy.
An advertisement touts Shi loh's Porous Plaster for lame backs sides or chests at 25 cents and Sation's Covcn and Consumption Cure with a guarantee claimed to cure consumption.
A vintage advertisement claims SHILOn's ViTaLizeR relieves constipation loss of appetite dizziness and other dyspepsia symptoms with bottles priced at 50 and 75 cents.
An old advertisement states Shilohs Cure relieves croup whooping cough and bronchitis immediately promising swift relief and easier breathing for children and adults.
A parent's notice touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It promises rapid relief from crying and pain, dysentery, and diarrhea, claiming to ease gum soreness and strengthen the system. The syrup is described as pleasant tasting and widely sold by druggists at 25 cents a bottle.
Advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for Burns Bruises Cuts Ulcers Salt Rhea Pewer Sores Cancers Piles Chilblains Corns Tetter and chapped hands. Sold for 25 cents per box with money refund if not cured, available at all druggists.
Barstow's Drug Store offers a free sample bottle of Brown's Expectorant claimed to cure coughs hoarseness whooping cough and consumption in its early stages. Described as a scientific pleasant and harmless remedy for throat and lung diseases with larger sizes priced at 30 cents and 1 dollar. Taraxine memorandum books offered free.
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